Indian Industry, including leaders in the technology sector have expressed their support for Autodesk University (AU) India & SAARC 2016, which will be held on Sept. 1, 2016 at the CIDCO Exhibition Centre, Navi Mumbai. AU is India’s leading learning and networking event for design and engineering professionals and industry bodies such as NASSCOM, FICCI and technology companies like HP, UniBIM services have come together along with Autodesk to enable the design ecosystem in India.
This will be the fourth consecutive year for AU India & SAARC and the event is expected to attract an attendance of 4000+ participants, including design professionals, engineers, students, industry experts and technology enthusiasts. The event will showcase the latest product and technology innovations from the industry (IoT, 3D Printing, Virtual Reality, VFX, Robotics) and would also comprise of interactive workshops, demonstrations, knowledge sessions, and a display of exhibits from the Autodesk Gallery in San Francisco. A key highlight this year is a daylong Maker festival co-hosted by India Maker Movement and NASSCOM 10,000 Start-ups in partnership withMaker Fest.
Rajat Tandon, Vice President at NASSCOM 10,000 Startups said, “The event brings together industry professionals and innovators from design and engineering industries to share know how and learn from each other. NASSCOM 10k is pleased to co-host with Autodesk for the Makerfest which is aligned with our vision to incubate, fund and provide ambient support to impact 10,000 technology startups in India, by 2023.Maker communities bring together the disciplines of art, engineering, sciences and people like creative hobbyists and professionals thereby creating a fertile ground for creative problem solving and the emergence of next generation of technology companies.
Learnings from initiatives such as these will also have tremendous impact on government programs such as Startup India, Skill India and Make in India. Look forward to an exciting bunch of tech innovators and enthusiasts”
Commenting on FICCI’s participation Leena Jaisani, Senior Director at FICCI said, “FICCI is excited to be participating at Autodesk University India & SAARC 2016. FICCI has been associated with AU since its inception and the event generates tremendous value in terms of knowledge and industry best practices for India’s media and entertainment industry.”
Commenting on HP’s participation, Chetan Hingu, Country Manager – Workstation, Thinclient & RPOS at HP said, “As India’s premier event for Design and Engineering Industry, Autodesk University provides us a great opportunity to showcase our Innovation and advanced hardware solutions designed for the industry. HP works closely with Autodesk to build powerful yet reliable hardware for innovative design software’s to solve complex design challenges across industries. We at HP – Technology Partner for AU India & SAARC 2016 we are very excited to be a part of AU and are looking forward to it.
“UniBIM Services, a Worldwide Autodesk Consulting Partner, looks forward to participating in Autodesk University to show a wide range of Autodesk Service Products like Building Information Modelling (BIM), Media & Entertainment (M&E) Scan to BIM for Heritage, BIM on Oculus and VR offerings for construction, M&E infrastructure and Gaming Industry. At AU India & SAARC 2016 we would demonstrate BIM using 3D simulation and VR as well as 3D games on VR Platform, and a wide range of Services under One stop shop UniBIM.” said Llewellyn Rozario, Managing Director of UniBIM Services Pvt Ltd.
